Hungarian–Ottoman War (1366–1367)

Hungarian–Ottoman War (1366–1367)
Part of the Hungarian–Ottoman Wars and the Savoyard crusade
Date1366 – 1367
Location
Balkans, Kingdom of Hungary
Result Hungarian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Hungary
County of Savoy
Republic of Venice
supported by:
Papal States		 Ottoman Empire
Bulgarian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Louis I
Amadeus VI
Francesco I		 Murad I
Ivan Shishman
Strength
Unknown Unknown

The Hungarian–Ottoman War (1366–1367) was the first confrontation between the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans. The war ended with a Hungarian victory, as Louis I's armies defeated the Ottomans in a battle near Nicopolis, although the outcome of the battle is still questioned by Turkish sources.

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